Steve Coates spent four seasons with the Michigan Tech Huskies before inking a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1973. Coates, a right winger that was born in Toronto, Ontario on July 2nd 1950 never played a game for the Flyers. Instead he spent the majority of the next four seasons in the minors until a February 1977 trade sent him to the Detroit Red Wings.

With the 'Wings Coates got into five games and lit the lamp for his only NHL point. Coates returned to the minors for good following his brief trial in Motown.

The next three years were spent split between the Central Hockey League and the American Hockey League. Coates retired as a player following the 1979-80 season, a year he spent with the Syracuse Firebirds.

Coates returned to hockey in 1982, joining the Philadelphia Flyers broadcast team, where he remains to this day.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1969-70

Michigan Tech Huskies

WCHA

3

0

0

0

4

1970-71

Michigan Tech Huskies

WCHA

33

7

9

16

46

1971-72

Michigan Tech Huskies

WCHA

30

7

9

16

36

1972-73

Michigan Tech Huskies

WCHA

34

11

11

22

28

1972-73

Calumet Cooper Islanders

USHL

4

5

6

11

7

1973-74

Des Moines Capitols

IHL

72

31

39

70

167

10

6

3

9

35

1974-75

Richmond Robins

AHL

50

7

7

14

168

7

3

0

3

7

1975-76

Richmond Robins

AHL

69

25

19

44

141

1976-77

Springfield Indians

AHL

57

17

23

40

122

1976-77

Detroit Red Wings

NHL

5

1

0

1

24

-1

1977-78

Kansas City Red Wings

CHL

63

14

20

34

83

1977-78

Maine Mariners

AHL

15

3

2

5

11

6

0

2

2

8

1978-79

Philadelphia Firebirds

AHL

74

15

25

40

107

1979-80

Syracuse Firebirds

AHL

67

10

23

33

95

NHL Totals

5

1

0

1

24

Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia, June, 1973. Traded to Detroit by Philadelphia with Terry Murray, Bob Ritchie and Dave Kelly for Rick Lapointe and Mike Korney, February 17, 1977.